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Traralgon Olympians SC
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Traralgon Olympians SC is a soccer club based in Traralgon, Victoria, Australia. The club was founded in 1980, currently competes in Latrobe Valley Soccer League and is regularly referred to as Olympians.
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They are among the most successful club in the history of the Latrobe Valley Soccer League, winning eight men's league championships and eight Battle of Britain Cup titles.
The club regularly competes in the Hellenic Cup, a competition for Australian soccer clubs backed by the Greek community.
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The club was almost immediately successful, winning the league in the first and second seasons - signalling the arrival of a new force in football in the Latrobe Valley. They would win the title again in 1984, making it three league championships in their first four seasons. They were the only club to achieve this feat until Fortuna '60 repeated the feat in the 2000s.[1]
The club surged again in the early 1990s, winning the LVSL in 1991, 1993 and 1994 and marking themselves as the dominant club in the local competition.[1]
However, the rise of Warragul United, Fortuna '60 and Churchill United over the subsequent two decades would halt Olympians' dominance and the club won just one league title - 2002 - after their 1994 triumph. Finishing as runner up in 2017 and 2019, Olympians returned as a force, as Traralgon's population boom added to the club's support beyond the Greek community.
Olympians have also experienced great success in the Battle of Britain Cup, winning the competition seven times - just one fewer than the Cup's all-time leader, Newborough-Yallourn United SC.[2]
The club also supports Hope Village, an orphanage and community hub for abandoned children, based in Sumatra, Indonesia.[3]
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Club colors and badge
The club plays in blue jerseys inspired by the Greek national team and have a wreath on their crest and a Meander border, both symbols of the Greek community which formed the team in 1980.
Stadium
The club plays its home matches at Harold Preston Reserve, which has a capacity of 500 (with a seating capacity of 100).[4]
Club achievements
- Champions (8): 1981, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1991, 1993, 1994, 2002[5]
- Runner Up (3): 2017, 2019, 2025
- Grand Final Winners (2): 2017, 2019
- Winners (8): 1982, 1985, 1986, 1992, 1994, 2002, 2008, 2025[6]
- Runner Up: (3) 1980, 2001, 2006
Notable former players
Manny Gotis
Sean Byrne
Gerry Clarke
Rivalries
Olympians has a strong rivalry with Traralgon City SC, who are also based at Harold Preston Reserve.
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